With effect from January 2020 with responsibility for legal matters within the Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), Nina Aresund has been appointed SVP and General Counsel at Volvo CE.
Nina Aresund holds a master’s degree in Law from Gothenburg University....
WesTrac is returning as a major sponsor of the annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie for the twentieth consecutive year, as organizers predict one of the best shows ever.
WesTrac will again sponsor the much-loved gala dinner on...
Last year Queensland Rugby League (QRL) launched its inaugural U20's competition Hastings Deering Colts: a state-wide competition aligned with the Intrust Super Cup, forging a new era of pathway opportunities for rugby's best young talent.
When the State’s largest mining...
In a first for Queensland, Hastings Deering has delivered the only Cat MD650 rotary blast hole drill to the region, to contractor Mining and Civil Australia (MACA).
The delivery to Bluff Coal mine, east of Blackwater is the first drill...
Collision awareness and proximity detection technology originally developed for the mining industry is set to become standard on major civil projects to protect workers and increase transparency for project managers.
With limited space to manoeuvre and multiple heavy machines working in...
Norwegian construction giant Veidekke has deployed a Volvo EC750E HR high reach excavator to demolish the 11-storey House of Oslo, one of the capital’s largest buildings.
When Norwegian contractor Veidekke was tasked with demolishing the House of Oslo, a towering...
Mining infrastructure plumbing expert Mark Sheehan knows a lot about partnership.
When he was 24 and busting to have a go on his own after nine years working as a commercial plumber in Perth, it was his then girlfriend Emily,...
Sandvik 's new DD320S is a two-boom, hydraulic controlled development drill, engineered to excel in demanding underground conditions and various drilling applications. The new rig utilizes state of the art Sandvik technology, resulting in unbeatable reliability and performance.
Development to...
Yanmar Holdings has announced Yanmar’s entry into a definitive agreement to acquire compact equipment manufacturer ASV Holdings Inc. (“ASV”), a designer and manufacturer of renowned compact tracked loaders (“CTLs”) and skid-steer loaders (“SSLs”). Yanmar is to acquire ASV through...
A local subcontractor is promoting the safety of its working practices and fleet of Hitachi construction machinery on the A6 Dualling Scheme in Northern Ireland. RB McGeary Contracts’ approach is proving invaluable to the Graham Farrans Joint Venture (GFJV)...
The cobalt necessary for the production of lithium batteries will accompany the automotive industry in its gradual electrification process.
Difficult - if not impossible - to do without when it comes to batteries. In an electric car, on average, there...
The LEEA Awards 2019 portal is now open for entries at https://awards.leeaint.com. As the largest trade association in the Lifting Industry, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) wants to reward members who have done the most to raise standards.
The...
Between special machines created by SPED department, electrical elevator truck IIHC stands out, expressly realized by Carer in order to guarantee exceptional trailer capacities.
If the standard range of Carer elevator trucks represents the fruit and the synthesis of...
Iluka Resources’ Cataby mine in the Shire of Dandaragan is officially opened. Located approximately 150 kilometres north of Perth, the $270 million mine supported 600 jobs during construction and will sustain around 600 ongoing jobs during the 13-year life...
Sandvik appoints Porter Group as its distributor for Mobile Crushing and Screening for the whole of Australia.
Continuing the development of the Australasian market, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology announce the extension of the agreement with Porter Group to cover...
JCB’s 8-10 tonne midi excavator models have been updated, to meet the forthcoming EU Stage V emissions regulations. The Dash-2 machines will benefit from a host of detail improvements, making the excavators easier to maintain and to operate.
Key features...
Boral Limited (ASX: BLD) today announced that it has entered into a property development management deed with Mirvac in relation to its Scoresby site (also known as Wantirna South) in Victoria.
“We are pleased to be working with Mirvac on...
Rhys Malcolm was just five years old when he drove his dad's excavator, ten when he first went on the job with his dad and twenty-four when he bought a new machine and started his own business, just like...
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